User authentication using member with either holes or projections

• US 6,367,015 B1
• Filed: 05/26/1998
• Issued: 04/02/2002
• Est. Priority Date: 09/10/1997
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Hanger Solutions, LLC (IP Investments Group LLC)
• Original Assignee: Fujitsu Limited
• Inventors: Igarashi, Kazuhiro, Saso, Hideyuki, Kubo, Takeshi
• Primary Examiner(s): Barron, Jr., Gilberto
• Assistant Examiner(s): Leaning, Jeffrey S.
• Application Number:
  US09/084,323
• Time in Patent Office: 1,407 Days
• Field of Search: 283/17, 380/54, 380/59, 380/52, 345/173, 345/179, 713/183
• US Class Current: 713/183
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/31 User authentication
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/34 involving the use of external additional devices, e.g. dongles or smart cards
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/36 by graphic or iconic representation
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/83 input devices, e.g. keyboards, mice or controllers thereof
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0393 Accessories for touch pads or touch screens, e.g. mechanical guides added to touch screens for drawing straight lines, hard keys overlaying touch screens or touch pads
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0488 using a touch-screen or digitiser, e.g. input of commands through traced gestures

Abstract

In an authentication apparatus, coordinates input from a coordinate detector via a plurality of discontinuous holes or openings, cutouts or marks provided on a member which is used to specify the coordinates are detected, and an authentication is made based on a comparison result of the detected coordinates and a plurality of registered coordinates.

Claims

1. An authentication apparatus, comprising:

a touch sensor detecting a plurality of coordinates, input via a specifying member which specifies a plurality of discontinuous different coordinates, wherein the specifying member is placed on a specified region of the touch sensor;

a comparing unit comparing the plurality of detected coordinates and a plurality of registered coordinates and outputting a compared result; and

an authentication unit carrying out an authentication based on the compared result, wherein the specified region is a predetermined region decided by a random number.

2. An authentication apparatus, comprising:

a touch sensor detecting a plurality of coordinates, input via a specifying member which specifies a plurality of discontinuous different coordinates, wherein the specifying member is placed on a specified region of the touch sensor;

a comparing unit comparing the plurality of detected coordinates and a plurality of registered coordinates and outputting a compared result;

an authentication unit carrying out an authentication based on the compared result; and

a deciding unit deciding the specified region based on four corners of a screen of said touch sensor and a random number.

3. An authentication apparatus, comprising:

a touch sensor detecting a plurality of coordinates, input via a specifying member which specifies a plurality of discontinuous different coordinates;

a comparing unit comparing the plurality of detected coordinates and a plurality of registered coordinates and outputting a compared result; and

an authentication unit carrying out an authentication based on the compared result, wherein the specifying member is placed on said touch sensor based on a keyboard position marker set on said touch sensor, said touch sensor reads a code corresponding to a non-displaying key of a keyboard input based on the plurality of discontinuous different coordinates specified on the specifying member, and said comparing unit compares the code read by said touch sensor and registered codes and outputs a compared result of the codes.

4. A user authentication method, comprising:

detecting a plurality of coordinates, input via a specifying member which specifies a plurality of discontinuous different coordinates, wherein said specifying member is placed on a specified region on said touch sensor;

comparing the plurality of the detected coordinates and a plurality of registered coordinates and outputting a compared result; and

carrying out an authentication based on the compared result, wherein said specified region is a predetermined region decided by a random number.

5. A user authentication method, comprising:

detecting a plurality of coordinates, input via a specifying member which specifies a plurality of discontinuous different coordinates, wherein said specifying member is placed on a specified region on said touch sensor;

comparing the plurality of the detected coordinates and a plurality of registered coordinates and outputting a compared result;

carrying out an authentication based on the compared result; and

deciding said specified region based on four corners of a screen of said touch sensor and a random number.

6. A user authentication method, comprising:

detecting a plurality of coordinates, input via a specifying member which specifies a plurality of discontinuous different coordinates;

comparing the plurality of the detected coordinates and a plurality of registered coordinates and outputting a compared result; and

carrying out an authentication based on the compared result, wherein the specifying member is placed on a touch sensor based on a keyboard position marker set on the touch sensor, said detecting detects a code corresponding to a non-displaying key of a keyboard input based on the plurality of discontinuous different coordinates specified and the specifying member, and said comparing compares the code detected by said detecting and registered codes and outputs a compared result of the codes.

7. A computer readable storage medium storing a program to make a computer perform an authentication by:

detecting a plurality of coordinates, input via a specifying member which specifies a plurality of discontinuous different coordinates, wherein said specifying member is placed in a specified region on a touch sensor;

comparing the plurality of the detected coordinates and a plurality of registered coordinates and outputting a compared result; and

authenticating based on the compared result, wherein said specified region is a predetermined region the computer is made to decide by a random number.

8. A computer readable storage medium storing a program to make a computer perform an authentication by:

detecting a plurality of coordinates, input via a specifying member which specifies a plurality of discontinuous different coordinates, wherein said specifying member is placed in a specified region on a touch sensor;

comparing the plurality of the detected coordinates and a plurality of registered coordinates and outputting a compared result;

authenticating based on the compared result; and

deciding said specified region based on four corners of a screen of the coordinate detector and a random number.

9. A computer readable storage medium storing a program to make a computer perform an authentication by:

detecting a plurality of coordinates, input via a specifying member which specifies a plurality of discontinuous different coordinates;

comparing the plurality of the detected coordinates and a plurality of registered coordinates and outputting a compared result; and

authenticating based on the compared result, wherein said specifying member is placed on a touch sensor based on a keyboard position marker set on the touch sensor, said detecting a outputs code corresponding to a non-displaying key of a keyboard input based on the coordinates specified on the specifying member, and said comparing compares the output code and registered codes and outputs a compared result of the codes.

10. An authentication apparatus comprising:

a detecting unit detecting a plurality of coordinates input by a specifying member having a plurality of projections;

a comparing unit comparing the plurality of the detected coordinates and registered coordinates and outputting a compared result; and

an authentication unit carrying out an authentication based on the compared result.

11. The authentication apparatus as claimed in claim 10, wherein said detecting unit detects the coordinates determined by the plurality of projections.

12. The authentication apparatus as claimed in claim 10, wherein the detected coordinates correspond to a weighted average coordinate of positions of the plurality of projections.

13. The authentication apparatus as claimed in claim 10, wherein said detecting unit detects resistances corresponding to the coordinates input from a resistor layer type coordinate detector via the specifying the member, and said comparing unit compares the plurality of detected coordinates and the registered coordinates by comparing the detected resistances and registered resistance.

14. The authentication method as claimed in claim 10, wherein said detecting detects resistances corresponding to the coordinates input from a resistor layer type coordinate detector via the member, and said comparing compares the plurality of detected coordinates and the registered coordinates by comparing the detected resistances and registered resistances.

15. A user authentication method, comprising:

detecting coordinates input by a member having a plurality of projections;

comparing the detected coordinates and registered coordinates; and

carrying out an authentication based on a compared result.

16. The authentication method as claimed in claim 15, wherein said detecting detects the coordinates determined by the plurality of projections.

17. The authentication method as claimed in claim 15, wherein the detected coordinates correspond to a weighted average coordinate of positions of the plurality of projections.

18. A computer readable storage medium storing a program for making a computer detect coordinates, comprising:

detecting means for making the computer detect coordinates input by a member having a plurality of projections;

comparing means for making the computer compare the detected coordinates and registered coordinates; and

authentication means for making the computer. carry out an authentication based on a compared result.

19. The computer. readable storage medium as claimed in claim 18, wherein said detecting means makes the computer detect the coordinates determined by the plurality of projections.

20. The computer readable storage medium as claimed in claim 18, wherein the detected coordinates correspond to a weighted average coordinate of positions of the plurality of projections.

21. The computer readable storage medium as claimed in claim 18, wherein said detecting means makes the computer detect resistances corresponding to the coordinates input from a resistor layer type coordinate detector via the member, and said comparing means makes the computer compare the plurality of detected coordinates and the registered coordinates by comparing the detected resistances and registered resistances.

22. An authentication apparatus, comprising:

a detecting unit detecting a plurality of coordinates input from a touch sensor, via a specifying member which specifies a plurality of discontinuous different coordinates;

a comparing unit comparing the plurality of detected coordinates and a plurality of registered coordinates and outputting a compared result; and

an authentication unit carrying out an authentication based on the compared result, wherein said specifying member is placed on the touch sensor based on a keyboard position marker set on the touch sensor, said detecting unit outputs a code corresponding to a non-displaying key of a keyboard input based on the plurality of discontinuous different coordinates specified via the specifying member, and said comparing unit compares the code output from said detecting unit and registered codes and outputs a compared result of the codes.

23. An authentication apparatus comprising:

a detecting unit detecting a plurality of coordinates, input from a coordinate detector by a pen, via a specifying member which specifies a plurality of discontinuous different coordinates;

a comparing unit comparing the plurality of the detected coordinates and a plurality of registered coordinates and outputting a compared result; and

an authentication unit carrying out an authentication based on the compared result,

wherein said specifying member is placed on the coordinate detector based on a keyboard position marker set on the coordinate detector, said detecting unit outputs a code corresponding to a non-displaying key of a keyboard input based on the coordinates specified via said specifying member, and said comparing unit compares the code output from said detecting unit and registered codes and outputs a compared result of the codes.

24. A user authentication method, comprising:

detecting a plurality of coordinates, input from a coordinate detector by a pen, via a specifying member which specifies a plurality of discontinuous different coordinates;

comparing the plurality of the detected coordinates and a plurality of registered coordinates and outputting a compared result; and

carrying out an authentication based on the compared result, wherein said specifying member is placed on the coordinate detector based on a keyboard position marker set on the coordinate detector, said detecting detects a code corresponding to a non-displaying key of a keyboard input based on the coordinates specified via said specifying member, and said comparing compares the code detected by said detecting and registered codes and outputs a compared result of the codes.

25. A computer readable storage medium storing a program to make a computer perform an authentication, comprising:

detecting a plurality of coordinates, input from a coordinate detector by a pen, via a specifying member which specifies a plurality of discontinuous different coordinates;

comparing the plurality of the detected coordinates and a plurality of registered coordinates and outputting a compared result; and

an authentication unit to make the computer carry out an authentication based on the compared result,

wherein said specifying member is placed on the coordinate detector based on a keyboard position marker set on the coordinate detector, said detecting means makes the computer output a code corresponding to a non-displaying key of a keyboard input based can the coordinates specified via said specifying member, and said comparing means makes the computer compare the code output from said detecting means and registered codes and outputs a compared result of the codes.

26. A user authentication method, comprising:

detecting a plurality of coordinates, input by a pointing device via a specifying member which specifies a plurality of discontinuous different coordinates;

comparing the plurality of the detected coordinates and a plurality of registered coordinates and outputting a compared result; and

carrying out an authentication based on the compared result, wherein the specifying member is placed on a touch sensor based on a keyboard position marker set on the touch sensor, said detecting detects a code corresponding to a non-displaying key of a keyboard input based on the plurality of discontinuous different coordinates specified and the specifying member, and said comparing compares the code detected by said detecting and registered codes and outputs a compared result of the codes.